Shulam military checkpoint outside Wana, South Waziristan
Pakistan
2 rockets
Two rockets fired at 4 AM and 7 AM at the checkpoint close to where 11-13 persons were killed by Pak. Forces yesterday
Dawn 3/1/04 – I. Khan
near village of Dasht-e-Archi
Kunduz
German PRT team from Kunduz and Afghan police come under fire in area where aid workers recently attacked
AP 2/29/04
Dai Chopan area
Zabul
US military operation launched
US and Afghan troops move into Dai Chopan region to catch Al Qaeda and Taliban.Zabul provincial authorities admit 80% of province is outside their contol.
DPA 3/1/04
Day : no date - February 2004
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Kishim district
Badakshan
arson
In a night time attack, a girls school burned completely to the ground
AP 2/29/04
Totals for month of March 2004 : between 258-272 persons died from continuing fighting
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civilian
deaths
Afghan
military
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85 - 87
98 - 107
2
73 - 76
Day : February 28-29, 2004
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Area near Wana
South Waziristan, Pakistan
13
Pak troops
Pak troops kill 1 tribal civilians and injure 2 who die later at a checkpoint. Musharef offers $1,700 in compensation to victim’s family.
Asia Times 3/2/04 – Shahzad;
Dawn 3/2/04; jang.news 3/4/04; CSM 3/4/04 – Scott Baldauf
Day : March – no date
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airports
Pakistan
Significant numbers of US forces at the Dalbandin and Shahbaz air force bases in Pakistan, including many C-17 arrivals. The Jacaobabad air force base is now in US hands and an inner ring of facilities is off-limits to the Pakistani military
OpenDemocracy 3/11/04 – Paul Rogers
Airport of Khost
Khost
Khost
2
Hit with rockets and mortars, killing two Afghan soldiers
Jihadunspun 3/8/04
Day : March 2, 2004
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Bala Bluk district
Farah
Set fire
A girls’ school is torched. More than 30 girls’ schools have been burned since the Taliban collapsed according to the UN.
AFP 3/7/04 at 9:48 AM ET;
U.N.Wire 3/8/04
Day : March 3, 2004
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Border post in Maruf district
Kandahar
7-8
Taliban attack kills 7-8 sleeping Afghan soldiers late Wednesday in the Sheen Nari village. The attack was led by Taliban’s Mullah Abdul Wadood (Walud?). U.S. warplanes later bombed the area
AP 3/4/04; Arab News citing Reuters 3/5/04; Dawn 3/6/04
Day : March 4, 2004
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Ghazni city
Ghazni
The 12th PRT base is set up. It will comprise about 50 US soldiers
Photos by Shah Marai/Reuters
Day : March 5, 2004
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Shah Joy village
Zabul
1
1
A Turkish road engineer is kidnapped, his Afghan guard killed and translator kidnapped. About 70% of Zabul Province is out of control of the Kabul authorities. A US 100-man infantry company has been operating since February out of a firebase called “Courage” just outside Ghazni.
Reuters 3/5/04-M. Collett-White;
Telegraph 3/6/04 – H. Ghafour
Day : March 5/6, 2004
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Lawara, east of Orgun-E
Paktika
9
About 30-40 Taliban suspects fired upon by US Special Ops forces. In the gun battle, 9 suspects killed, according to Col. Hilferty at the US propaganda center in Bagram. On Thursday, US forces detain/abduct 14 suspected Taliban north of Khost
Jang.news 3/6/04;
AP 3/6/04 at 3:10 PM;
WP 3/15/04 – P. Constable
Day : March 6, 2004
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Road near capital city
Ghazni
An IED
An IED explodes near Humvee of US occupation forces, injuring 3. US forces arrest 3 persons.
AP 3/8/04 – S. Graham
Day : March 7, 2004
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Char Chine area
Uruzgan
3
4 US Humvees pass through village in afternoon, a mine explodes. US troops panic, firing, killing 3 (two children aged 10 and 14, and one man). & more people injured (incl. 3 teenagers).
AP 3/8/04 – S. Graham;
Jang.news 3/8/04
Road between Qalat and Nokhaiz village
Zabul
1
Gunmen attack vehicle of Dr. Mohammed Isha, 33, working with Red Crescent Society, at 5 PM. Isha’s brother survives attack. 8 suspects arrested.
Jang.news 3/7/04;
Swissinfo. 3/7/04 at 7:30 AM;
BBC News 3/8/04 – A. North
Whole country
Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch issues 59 pp report detailing how US forces loot, torture and kill prisoners in Afghanistan. Conditions at US military bases in Bagram, Kandahar, Jalalabad, and Asadabad are appalling. US troops operate outside all rules of law using “cowboy-like” tactics. The New York Times reports that US forces have detained at least 1,000 Afghans in a “climate of almost total impunity.” On March 10th, 250 Afghans from southeast Afghanistan arrive in Kabul to protest these US excesses.
